Zambia's Police Service Commissioner and a magistrate are among six people charged and arrested in connection with the alleged theft of copper cathodes worth roughly N$ 7 million, police said Thursday.
Cases of trafficking in persons prosecuted at Oshakati have more than tripled, rising from three cases in 2024/2025 to 10 cases in the 2025/2026 reporting period.
A 29-year-old man was denied bail in the Rundu Magistrate's Court on Monday.
Anton Babinu Zola was arrested in connection with alleged serial rape incidents in Rundu, Kavango East Region.
Oshakati Mayor Leonard Hango says the establishment of his council's traffic law enforcement unit is aimed at promoting responsible road users' behaviour, protecting lives, improving traffic flow and ensuring that Oshakati remains a safe, orderly and well-managed town for residents, businesses and visitors alike.
Works and Transport Minister Veikko Nekundi has officially launched the Oshakati Town Council traffic law enforcement unit with a call to urgently invest in the technology that will manage and control traffic in the town.
Members of the Namibian Police Force in the border region of Zambezi have been hailed for a job well done in intercepting cattle rustled from Botswana into Zambia via Namibia by suspected Zambian rustlers.
The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has intercepted seven suspected illegal immigrants of Somali origin who were concealed in a transit vehicle bound for Zimbabwe.
Zambezi Police Regional Commander Commissioner Julia Sakuwa-Neo held her maiden engagement with the business sector on Tuesday.
The meeting was aimed at information sharing in order to find solutions to ongoing crime that targets their businesses.
Residents of the Butterfly Location in Katima Mulilo are calling for urgent intervention to address years of sewage-contaminated floodwater around their homes.
They say repeated appeals to the Katima Mulilo Town Council have yielded no permanent solution.
The Ebenezer Royal Primary School, a private school at Omuthiya, was closed down after seven counts of alleged rape involving minors at its hostel.
The reports surfaced after one of the minors opened up to her teachers about the acts last Wednesday.
